Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H6987 |
|---|---|
| Word: | קוֹטֶב |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | from the same as H6986 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | qoteb |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | ko'-teb |
| Meaning: | 1. extermination |
| KJV Renderings: | destruction. |
Strong's is an index and starting point, not the final meaning of a word. Do not build doctrine from a gloss, root, or number. Test meaning by sentence, grammar, authorial usage, context, and the passage argument.
קֶ֫טֶב, [קֹ֫טֶב] noun masculine Deut 32:24 destruction; — of pestilence, absolute ׳ ק Deut 32:24 (|| רֶשֶׁף), Ps 91:6 (|| דֶּבֶר), so suffix (of Sh®°ôl ) קָֽטָבְךָ (Ges«GKC:93q»§ 93q) Hos 13:14 (|| of מָוֶת, דְּבָרֶיךָ); more generally, שַׂעַר קָ֑קטֶב Isa 28:2.
